ODI World Cup 2023: Angelo Mathews shares video evidence, suggests his time-out dismissal was incorrect

Veteran Sri Lanka all-rounder Angelo Mathews recently scripted an unwanted record, becoming the first-ever player to be dismissed in international cricket through timed out. The incident happened during Sri Lanka’s clash against Bangladesh in the ongoing ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on November 6.

Notably, he was declared out by the umpire in such a way following Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan appealing for the time out. Mathews reached the crease after Sadeera Samarawickrama's dismissal. In the video shared by Mathews, he could be seen arriving at the crease one minute and fifty seconds after the wicket fell. However, his helmet's strap comes off five seconds later as he calls for another one. He was later even seen speaking with Shakib but the Bangladeshi skipper was adamant and upheld his decision which led the umpire to follow the law.

He took to the micro blogging platform, X, and shared a short clip of the incident which also shows Shakib advancing towards the umpire for the appeal before the two-minute deadline expired.

See Angelo Mathews’ post:

I rest my case! Here you go you decide 😷😷 pic.twitter.com/AUT0FGffqV

— Angelo Mathews (@Angelo69Mathews) November 7, 2023